po*teen (also po-theen) /pa'tiin; pa'tXiin/ noun [U] {lrish£) strong alcoholic drink
made illegally, usually from potatoes卜丁酒（爱尔兰私酒，常用土豆酿制）‘ po-tency /'pautnsi; NAmE 'pou-/ noun [u, C] {pi. -ies) 1 the power that sb/sth
has to affect your body or mind影响力；支配力；效力：the potency 〇/desire欲望 的支配力◊ "you fceep
a medfcfne too Zong, ft may iose its potency.釦物存放太久，可能会失去效力。2 the ability of a man to have sex (男子）性能力，性机能
p〇*tent /'pautnt; NAmE 'pou-/ adj. 1 having a strong effect
on your body or mind有强效的；有力的；烈性
的；影响身心的：a potent drug 猛药◊ a very potent
aicoho〖ic brew 烈性酒_饮料◊ a potent argument 有力的 论据2 powerful强大品；强有力的：a potent/orce强大 的力量一see also impotent
► po-tenMy odv. po-ten-tate /'pautnteit; NAmE 'pou-/ noun (literary, often disapproving) a ruler who has a lot of
power, especially when this is not restricted by a parliament, etc.权力夫 的统治者；（尤指不受国会等约束的）君主，统治者
po-ten-tial
/pa'tenjl/
adj.,
noun uadj. [only before noun] that can
develop into sth or be d兮veloped in the future 潜在的；可能的 Pnn
possible ：potential customers ^ ^ ^ P 0 a potential source of
conflict ^ ^ ^
〇 a potential prime
minister 未来的首相◊ first we need to
identi办 actuaZ and potentfd
proWems.首先，我们需要弄清实际的问题
和潜在的问题。► po.ten.tiijiMy
/-Jali/ adv.: a poten- tfaHy dangerous situation有潜在危运的局势
unourt 1
[U] ~ (for/for doing sth) the possibility of sth happening or being developed or used 可能性；潜在
性：the potenriaZ
/or change 变革的可能娃◊ TTie European marfcetpZace oj^ers exceHent
jpotentiaZ /or i'Mcrea5fng saZes.欧洲市场带来了扩销的大好机遇。2 [U] qualities that exist and can be developed 潜力；潜廣
promise ： All children should be
encouraged to realize 应当鼓励所有的儿童充分发挥他们的
潜能。◊ She has great
potentiaZ as an artist•她很有潜 质，是一位可造就的艺朵家。◊ He to: the potenriaUo become a world-class
musician.
乐家。◊ The house has a〖ot
o/potenria〖.这所房手颇真
另。3 [U，C] (/?/7ys/cs 物）the difference in voltage
between two points in an electric field or circuit 电
位；电势；电压
potential 'energy noun [u] [physics #/) the form of energy
that an object gains as it is lifted 势能 po-ten-ti*al-ity /pa.tenj'i'aelati/ noun {pi. -ies) (formal) a power or a quality
that exists and is capable of being developed 潜力；潜在的可能性：We o/ten
underesti- mate ourpotentiaZiries.我们常常低估自己命潜力。
po-tenti-om-eter
/pa.tenXi'DmitaIr);
NAmE -'a:m-/ noun 1 a device for measuring
differences in electrical potential 电势差计；电位器 2a
device for varying electrical resistance,
used, for example, in volume controls分压器 potheen = poteen
pot-hole /'pDthaul; NAmE 'paithoul/ noun 1 a large rough hole in
the surface of a road that is formed by traffic and bad weather (路面的）坑佳 2
a deep hole that is formed in rock, especially by the action of water
岩石中的溶洞；地壶；瓯穴'
pot-hol-ing /'pDthaulii]； NAmE 'paithouliq/ (Br£) noun [U] =caving
： to go potho&ng 去探测瓯穴► pot.holer noun = caver
po-tion /'paujn; NAmE 'pouXn/ noun {literary) a drink of medicine or
poison; a liquid with magic powers 药饮； 毒液；魔水：a magic/Zove potion魔水；春药饫鈿◊ {humorous) Vve tried all sorts of
drugs, creams, pills and potions.我已试过各种各样的药物、药膏、药片和药水。
potjie
/'poiki/
noun
[SAfr£) 1 a
round pot, usually with three legs, that is made from cast iron and used for cooking food slowly over a fire 波基火锅，鼎锅（通常
有三足的铸铁圆罐焖烧锅）2 a
meal that is prepared in a pot like this波基火锅炖菜：a chicken po^/ie無基火锅
炖鸡
pot liquor noun [U] {especially L/5) the liquid in which
meat, fish, or vegetables have been cooked ^1 'If ;菜
卤；高汤
| 1547 POUCH
pot-luck /pot'lAk; NAmE pa:t-/ noun {
分享）
'pot plant noun {BrB) =
house plant pot-pourri /.paupu'ri:; NAmE (pou-/ noun (from French) 1 [U, C] a mixture of
dried flowers and leaves used for making a room smell pleasant百花香（.房间熏香用的干
花和叶子的混合物）2 [sing.]
a mixture of various things that were not originally intended to form a group:杂 烩；集锦：a potpourri 〇/tunes乐曲集锦
'pot roast noun a piece of meat cooked
with vegetables in a pot 蔬菜纯肉成► 'pot-roast ve/t [VN] pot-shot /'pDtjDt;
NAmE 'partjait/ (also pot) noun {informal) a shot that sb fires
without aiming carefully 乱射；盲目射击：Somebody toofc a potshot
at Wm as he drovepast.也开车通过的时候，有人向他乱开了一枪。
(figurative) The newspapers took constant potshots
at (=criticized)
the president•报界经常胡乱批i丰总统。
pot-tage /'pDtid3； NAmE 'pa:t-/ noun [U] (old use) soup or STEW汤；炖菜
pot-ted /'pDtid; NAmE *pa:t-/ adj. [only before noun]
1
planted in a pot 盆栽的：potted pZcmts 盆栽植物
2
(of a book, or a story 书籍或故事）in a short simple form 简本的；缩略的：a potted ,
history 〇/ •Engkmci 英格兰如是 3
(8r£) potted meat or fish has been cooked and
preserved in a small container .(鱼、 肉等熟食）罐装的
pot-ter /'pDta(r);
NAmE 'part-/ verb, noun m verb [Br£) (NAmE putt-er) [V +adv./prep.] to do things or move without
hurrying, especially when you are doing sth that you enjoy and that is not
important 从容做事；
欣然从事；漫步；闲荡：I spent the day pottering around
the house•我在家里逍遥了一天。
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noun a person who makes clay pots by hand .potters 'wheel noun a piece of equipment with a flat
disc that goes around, on
which potters put wet clay in order to shape it
into pots 陶钧（制陶用的转轮 >
pot-tery
/'putari;
NAmE 'part-/ noun [pi. -ies) 1 [U] pots, dishes, etc.
made with clay that
is baked in an oven, especially when they are made by hand 陶器（尤指手 工制的）：Roman
pottery罗马时期的陶器〇a piece 〇/ pottery
—件陶制品 2 [U]
the clay that
some dishes and pots are made of 陶土： a _/呀 made
〇/ Wue-gZazed pottery —把蓝釉陶壶 3
[U] the skill of making pots and dishes from clay, especially by hand 制陶手艺；制陶技
艺：a potte/y doss 陶艺班 4 [C]
a place where clay pots
and dishes are made制陶作陶窑；陶器工广
'potting
compost noun [U] good quality soil, used for growing
plants in flower pots 盆栽甬土 'potting shed noun (6r£) a small building where seeds and young
plants are grown in pots before they are planted outside盆栽育秧棚
potto /'pDtau; NAmE 'pa:tou/ noun {pi. -os) an animal like a monkey with a pointed face,
found in tropical
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adj. [BrE，informal, becoming old-fashioned) 1 crazy 发疯 的；癫狂的：TTie fcids are
driving me potty/这群小崽子
烦死我 了>!. 2 ~ about sb/sth
liking sb/sth a lot 喜爱； 对…痴迷
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noun (pi. -ies) (informaf) a bowl that very young children use when
they are too small to use a toilet (幼儿的 >
便盆一compare chamber pqt
'potty-train verb [VN] to teach a small
child to use a potty or toilet 训备（幼儿）使用便器► ’potty-trained
adj. potty-training now/? [U]
pouch /paatj/ noun 1 a small bag, usually
made of leather, and often carried in a pocket or attached to a belt小备子；荷包：a tobacco pouch烟丝荷包◊ She fcept her
money in a pouc/i around her necfc•她把钱装在脖子 上挂的荷包里。2a large bag for
carrying letters, especially official ones 邮袋 —see
also diplomatic pouch at diplomatic bag 3 a pocket of skin on
the stomach of some female marsupial animals, such as kangaroos,
in
which they carry their young ( 有袋目 动物腹